
英:/'ˈweɪkfl/ 美:/'ˈweɪkfl/
adj. 醒着的;失眠的;警觉的
People in the disaster area spent the wakeful night in fear and trembling.
灾区的人们胆战心惊地度过了这个不眠之夜。
He was wakeful about these hypocritical people.
他把这些虚伪的人看得很透。
I lay in bed wakeful all night thinking about what had happened during the day.
我躺在床上彻夜未眠,想着白天发生的事。
He lay wakeful all night.
他躺在床上彻夜未眠。
She had spent many wakeful nights worrying about him.
她度过了许多不眠之夜,为他担心。
He himself was feeling quite wakeful and even lively, though he didn't know why.
他自己觉得很清醒,甚至充满活力,虽然他不知道为什么。
Several times lately, I have lain wakeful when there sounded the first note of the earliest lark, which makes me almost glad of my restless nights.
最近有几次,当最早的云雀发出第一声鸣叫时,我躺在床上睡不着觉,这使我几乎为自己的多少个不眠之夜感到欣然。
He was wakeful yesterday.
他昨天没有睡着。
adj.|waking/sleepless;醒着的;失眠的;警觉的
wakeful 是一个形容词,主要用于描述以下三种状态:
无法入睡的清醒状态
指因生理或心理原因长时间保持清醒,常见于失眠或焦虑场景。例如:"The wakeful night left her exhausted the next day"(彻夜未眠让她次日疲惫不堪)。剑桥词典将其定义为"unable to sleep"(无法入睡),并收录于医学相关睡眠障碍文献中。
主动保持警觉的状态
在文学或正式语境中,可表示高度警觉或戒备。例如:"The sentry remained wakeful throughout his watch"(哨兵在岗期间始终保持警惕)。牛津英语辞典指出该用法多见于19世纪诗歌及军事文本。
作为时间段的修饰词
搭配"hours""nights"等时间名词时,强调该时段处于清醒状态。如:"wakeful hours spent caring for the newborn"(照顾新生儿的不眠之夜)。该用法被《韦氏词典》标注为"literary use"(文学用法),常见于小说描写。
参考资料
“Wakeful”是一个形容词,主要含义是“清醒的、无法入睡的”,或者“警觉的、保持醒着的”状态。以下是详细解释:
如果需要进一步探讨具体语境中的用法,可以补充例句或场景分析。
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